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In DC Comics’ latest comic book limited series, “Heroes in Crisis,” the trauma of fighting crime casts a long shadow: At a clandestine hospital, superheroes get treated for post-traumatic stress disorder. But when its patients are murdered, it’s up to Wonder Woman, Superman and Batman to find the killer.
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With flops such as “Batman v Superman” and “Suicide Squad,” as well as the growing success of the Marvel Universe across the street at Disney, DC cannot afford any more mistakes.
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Michael found himself hiding in a corner from his own house party. And he didn’t even like Halloween. All he had wanted to do was play StarCraft.
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Kyle’s excitement made my heart flutter. The movie was his — he sent me blocks of exclamation marks and little hearts, unwittingly coloring in magic marker hues over my tangle of nerves.
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Last summer, my roommate walked in on me drinking vodka by myself at 8 p.m., listening to the Backstreet Boys. It was humiliating for .0001 seconds before I realized I didn’t care. She laughed with a half-quizzical and half-amused expression and said, “What are you doing?” I pounded a shot
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What frightened me as a child was the NC-17 category by the MPAA. It was terrifying in the same way as Henry James: Its nefarious nature was guaranteed by its opacity. It wasn’t simply frightening, violent or sexual, like an R-rated film; it was…complicated and elusive. At the time, I
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“Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive and able to leap tall buildings in a single bound!” At times, Allen Iverson was superhuman. Of course, Jay Morton didn’t coin those words for Allen Iverson. No, those words were meant for Superman himself. But Allen Iverson was as
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It’s a bird, it’s a plane … It’s another film reboot of the classic 1930s comic book “Superman.” While Bryan Singer’s “Superman Returns” failed to wow audiences back in 2006, director Zach Synder’s highly anticipated “Man of Steel” lays a solid foundation for the future of the franchise. Conceived by
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